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Evolutionary Puzzles of Human NatureFor all that science knows about the living world, there are even more things that we don't know, genuine evolutionary mysteries that perplex the best minds in biology. And paradoxically, many of these mysteries are very close to home: They involve some of the most personal aspects of being human, including such...

Bringing together cutting-edge research from psychology and neuroscience, Kathleen Taylor puts the brain back into brainwashing and shows why understanding this mysterious phenomenon is vitally relevant in the twenty-first century....

On February 19, 2009, CNBC commentator Rick Santelli delivered a dramatic rant against Obama administration programs to shore up the plunging housing market. Invoking the Founding Fathers and ridiculing "e;losers"e; who could not pay their mortgages, Santelli called for "e;Tea Party"e; protests. Over the next two years, conservative...

The Death and Life of Authentic Urban PlacesAs cities have gentrified, educated urbanites have come to prize what they regard as "e;authentic"e; urban life: aging buildings, art galleries, small boutiques, upscale food markets, neighborhood old-timers, funky ethnic restaurants, and old, family-owned shops. These signify a place&'s...

Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, and the Election of 1828"e;Much more than a marvelously entertaining and balanced account of the modernity        of the 1828 election between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. In brilliantly        contrasting the divergent paths the two political leaders took to that contest, he        offers valuable...